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I've got an Axial 28RR on the way... should I use it, o... - 7/29/2008 9:28:40 PM   
joshreynolds777


 

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Status: offline 		Ordered it before I read all the neg stuff about it on here. The only other thing I've ever had is the LRP Spec 3 with less than a gallon that self-destructed. (On the way back to Team Associated)

I'm racing but really dont want to spend more than $200 on an engine....

Advice?

What you you do?

Thanks

JOSH
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RE: I've got an Axial 28RR on the way... should I use ... - 7/29/2008 11:38:54 PM   
twomanytoys


 

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Status: offline 		Get rid of it. The LRP is a great mill but if you are going to race get the Picco or Jammin. They can be had for about 200. The sportwerks 26V2 is also a great mill as well as the Mach 427. Picco and LRP are going to be the powerhouses but the Picco is Italian made so reliability is not an issue. Tons of people love teh LRp. I have 2 of them and raced with one. They are great engines for the money. The Axials are pretty much gutless. They have good torque but bad top end. It would get completly smoked by a Sportwerks 26.

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RE: I've got an Axial 28RR on the way... should I use ... - 7/29/2008 11:46:47 PM   
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Status: offline 		I bought one when they first came out. I had a horrible time with it. I didnt care for the poor fit between the carb, and the engine case either. It did seem to have a better power band than the LRP .28, but not as powerful. I wouldnt run one again.

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RE: I've got an Axial 28RR on the way... should I use ... - 7/30/2008 3:36:53 AM   
joshreynolds777


 

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Thanks

I was thinking about bidding on a Go-Tech engine, a 3 port,

any thoughts?

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RE: I've got an Axial 28RR on the way... should I use ... - 7/30/2008 5:41:27 AM   
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Status: offline 		I had a terrible time with my Axial 28RR for the first six liters or so, but I must say, since then it's been in my Savage, and has been going great for several gallons now... Very good power for a Savage, and it's become totally reliable(despite early on having seen its share of high temps..) Go figure...

That said, I have an LRP too and like it better, and am also a big Mach fan.. I'd get the Sportwerks 26V2 from amain for $130....

ps Just for the heck of it, here's a clip from a German dude, which shows that if you're lucky they can run pretty well.. My Savage has a similar top-end, but accelerates quicker thanks to the 3-speed..:

http://www.myvideo.de/watch/1956368/Mantis_mit_dem_Axial_28RR_nach_dem_einfahren

Still, if you can unload for not too much of a loss, and get an LRP Spec 3 or silver-headed Mach 427 or Sportwerks 26, and you don't mind the hassle..., I would do that...

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RE: I've got an Axial 28RR on the way... should I use ... - 7/30/2008 6:43:23 AM   
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RE: I've got an Axial 28RR on the way... should I use ... - 7/30/2008 7:33:46 AM   
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RE: I've got an Axial 28RR on the way... should I use ... - 7/31/2008 12:02:51 AM   
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ORIGINAL: gravediggerracing

Whatever happened to all the people that were riding STS's jock last year? Now it seems like Picco is the trick of the week.


i am looking to get a picco....do you think its a fad or what?is it going to fall off like STS(from what ive heard). i am loking to place my order tonight or tomorrow.

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RE: I've got an Axial 28RR on the way... should I use ... - 7/31/2008 12:41:37 AM   
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Status: offline 		sts fell because of thier poor quality.
Picco will be around

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RE: I've got an Axial 28RR on the way... should I use ... - 7/31/2008 1:20:05 AM   
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RE: I've got an Axial 28RR on the way... should I use ... - 7/31/2008 3:13:48 AM   
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Status: offline 		Picco is not a fad. Picco is the real deal. STS fell apart because of quality. They had awsome crazy power but they were junk.

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RE: I've got an Axial 28RR on the way... should I use ... - 7/31/2008 3:33:17 AM   
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Status: offline 		Go figure lol, I let my cousin drive my truck, he did a 8 ft jump and landed on the cooling head in dirt. The STS suffered a snapped off top fin despite being protected by 3 zip ties with fuel tubing Go for a Picco, I wont be buying STS again. Insane power, but my engine is starting to have problems with the carb sliding out no matter what. I still love it though. Tom.

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RE: I've got an Axial 28RR on the way... should I use ... - 7/31/2008 3:40:50 AM   
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Status: offline 		My other issue is, that I've got a LOSI LST2. So, what ever motor I choose, It's got to be a pull-start version. The LST's wont allow for a bump style motor start set up. So, does PICCO make em pull-start?

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RE: I've got an Axial 28RR on the way... should I use ... - 7/31/2008 3:51:45 AM   
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Status: offline 		the roto start should fit on thier.
If not get the sportwerks V2.

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RE: I've got an Axial 28RR on the way... should I use ... - 7/31/2008 3:54:16 AM   
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RE: I've got an Axial 28RR on the way... should I use ... - 7/31/2008 4:18:11 AM   
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I've never seen a Picco that didn't come pullstart...

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RE: I've got an Axial 28RR on the way... should I use ... - 7/31/2008 4:07:43 PM